The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-05-25

4 splendid showing by all tho Companies.
Handsomely Entertained Governor
Green Absent.
The following report of the inspection
and parade of the Seventh Regiment, at
Trenton, yesterday, we condense from
the State Gazette:
The absence Of Governor Green, Major
General Plume and Brigadier General
Steele from the inspection and review of
the Seventh Regiment, yesterday, was a
very disappointing feature of the event,
but the circumstance was not allowed to
dampen the affair. General Sewell, of
the leading military men, alone put in an
appearance aud the review was before
him and staff.
Among those on the base ball grounds,
where the ceremonies look place, we're
the following of the Second Brigade staff:
Col. Murphy, Lieut.. Col. Chambers, Maj.
Duncan, Col. Gaunt, Maj, Oliphant, Capt.
Markedly, Aide de- Camp; Nicholas Bots
chart, Color Bearer Of the Brigade, aud
Sergeant Blancke, the welLknown trum-
peter.
Col. E. L. yelling represented tho Di-
vision staff, and there we're present be-
sides, Adjutant General Stryker, General
Madison Drake, Colonel Cooper, Lieuten-
ant Colonel Cheever and Captain Walker,
of the Sixth Regiment. Among the prom
inent civilians were Mayor Mcgowan,
State Comptroller Anderson, State Trea-
surer Toffey, Congressman Buchanan, ex-
Congressman Brewer, ex.Senators Taylor
and Blackwell, john l.. Murphy, Post
master Moore, City Clerk Owens, ex.City
Yard, Elijah Mountford, Howell G.. Stull
John Exton, Jonathan Coxon, w. II.
Farley, Harry T. Cook, Colonel Daniel
Bechtel and many others.
Companies A, b, and ID, and the Gun
Detachment, Captains Skirm, Kulp and
Walsh and Lieutenant Whitehead, re-
spectively, commanding. formed at East
Hanover and Montgomery streets, and,
headed by Winkler's Band, marched to
the reviewing grounds. Between the mu-
sicians and the privates, riding handsome
horses, were Col Donnelly, Surgeon Cole
man, Assistant Surgeon Leavitt, Major
Hurley and Inspector of Rifle Practice
Charles Y. Bamford. Company A had
As men in line; Company b, 62, and Com
pany d, 81. The gun detachment was a
picturesque feature of the parade. In
clading the Lieutenant, Sergeant and
Corporal, it consists of 10 men, we'll
trained aud disciplined and exceptionally
enthusiastic. Company q, of Lambert
vile; L, of Freehold, and F, of Mount
Holly, arrived GU the grounds after the
Trenton companies, and also made o
handsome appearance. The Lambertville
company were 38 strong; the Freehold
company, 90, and the Mount Holly COM
pany, az.
The inspection was begun by Col.
Murphy and an assistant at half -past ten
o'clock. By noon il was over. Col.
Murphy expressed himself as highly
pleased with the appearance of the regi-
ment, and certainly he should be. As
it passed in review before him, the sight
was exceedingly pretty, and the specta-
tors again and again burst into applause.
The grand stand was filled with ladies
and gentlemen aud hundreds Of citizens
were on the field. The rain did not in
terfere with the ceremonies. 1t threat
ened, when it first began TO descend, to
drench the men, but the clouds broke
quickly, the sun shone and the moisture
WINS rapidly absorbed. Shortly after
noon arms were stacked. and the men
repaired to the tents for dinner. Each
company was amply provided with
good dinner by Caterer Hill. and the
officers, in separate tent, were also
looked after. The Citizens Committee
did the honors of this tent like men Of
great experience in extending generous
hospitality.
At two O'Clock the throng OF specta-
tors had increased rapidly.
General Sewell reviewed the men as
soon as he appeared, and the spectacle
was brilliant one. The public exer-
cises came to close with O street parade.
In the evening the officers OF the Sew
enth Regiment and General Sewel and
Staff were entertained by the Citizens
Committee at tho Trenton House.
Something concerning the history of
the Seventh Regiment would not be out
of place in connection with this event.
1t was organized on May 10th, 1872.
from Companies A, B, @, ID and =,
Third Battalion. Companies +, @ and
H were afterwards added to il. In JAN
uary, 1876. several of the companies
were ordered on duty for active service
at railroad crossing near Hopewell, TO
aid the Sheriff in preventing riot.
They responded promptly, took posses
sion Of the district and the destruction
of property and lives was averted. The
regiment made O particularly fine show
ing when the Second Brigade, in Octo-
Der, 1876. marched through the Gen.
tennial Exhibition grounds at Philadel-
pIiia. The Seventh was one OF the regi-
ments. composing the Provisional Bril-
gade, under the command Of Brevet
Major General SewelI. on duty at Phil.
lipsburg for the suppression Of riots in
the Summer Of 1877, and rendered eff